GREAT teaching! I didn't realize my miniature carnations were edible. I have a bunch of them! I'm excited to do this also with my mint...DIdn't know you can do that either! I'm going to also try wildflowers locally...like wild rose! SO excited! Thank you!
Really important question; does it have to be air tight containers also do I put the container in the fridge or out and how do I place the flowers in the container?
I think you can have them out but in airtight sounds safest to me. I also wonder how you know if they have 'gone bad! I assume they would stink then! Question: Has anyone 'failed' at doing this and if so, tell us what you learned and how to prevent any problems!
I am also curious about dehydrating berries and then using egg white and sugar to be able to preserve them and still look somewhat 'fresh?' Did anyone try this?
I think that you likely can't. As I recall eggwhite was used in medival times to mix with pigments for long-lasting paint and is still used by some artists. However, I have pressed flowers in books and on pressing paper and a flower press to remove all the water and I am curious about whether these dried flowers are 'safe' to eat WITHOUT the sugar added. They would look even prettier as the details of the flowers would stand out beautifully. I also wonder about using my food dehydrator for drying them just 'as is' and keeping more of the color. I have a ton of edible flowers in my garden like calendula, lavender, dianthus, as well as want to gather fireweed, rose hips, Indian plum, wild cherry and apple flowers to use on baked goods. If you find out anything about the safety of doing this via 'pressing' using a food dehydrator or simply drying in a fine screen rack out of sunlight let me know. I THINK that would be a good solution but am not sure! Drying via pressing between parchment paper in a flower press or a book even would be interesting too.
@@medeli7461I believe drying the flowers in *no way affects their safety for eating.* (as long as the method/items used in the drying process are safe/clean.
